No evidence for absence of paternal mtDNA in male progeny from pair matings of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.
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The claim that a Mytilus galloprovincialis male failed to transmit mtDNA to its sons in controlled crosses is shown to be false. At present there is no evidence for mussel males lacking a paternal mtDNA. This makes unlikely the hypothesis that maternal genomes may become paternally transmitted by invading the germ line of males that lack a paternal genome.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Genetics
دوره 176 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007